Chapter 117 The Little Ninja Village with a Big Addiction to Being Bad at Play
Originally, the plan was for both the Cloud and Mist factions to attack Konoha from both sides, with the Mist Village acting as a distraction to force Konoha to split its forces.
Now that Kirigakure is gone, Iwagakure has suddenly taken action, launching a large-scale sea attack to tie down Kumogakure's forces!
Although Kumogakure left ample troops to guard its main camp and was fighting on its home turf, it would still be quite difficult to defend against the formidable Iwagakure, led by the Tsuchikage Onoki himself...
After all, apart from Iwagakure, ninjas have always been better at offense than defense.
The situation is exactly the opposite.
This put Village Hidden in the Clouds (Kumogakure) in a very unfavorable situation, forcing them to hastily send their strongest warriors back to defend.
Thus, the Raikage took only a few ninjas with him and quickly returned to his headquarters in Kumogakure to oversee the battle against the Iwagakure forces led by the Tsuchikage, Onoki.
The Raikage left behind the order: "If the Black Death Star Mochizuki Souji arrives to provide support, any rank 94 or lower who encounters Mochizuki Souji must immediately abandon the mission and retreat."
Initially quite arrogant, Raikage and Killer Bee not only failed to achieve their expected success in attacking Iwagakure, but also experienced the Eight-Tails going berserk when they temporarily returned to Kumogakure.
Not only did their cousin Brupi die as a result, but Raikage also suffered many injuries while suppressing the berserk Eight-Tails, personally experiencing the power of a fully-formed tailed beast.
Later, in battles against Konoha, he clashed with Konoha's general Minato Namikaze multiple times.
Facing the Flying Thunder God Technique and the Rasengan, he was evenly matched and failed to gain the upper hand.
Now, it is even more astonishing to hear that another young ninja of the same generation has emerged in Konoha, who has already achieved the amazing feat of killing the Mizukage on the battlefield.
At this point, Raikage's attitude had become much calmer than before.
To put it bluntly, it's like being brutally beaten down by reality and finally realizing your own limitations...
I was somewhat arrogant and ignorant before.
Indeed, in Kumogakure, let alone the younger generation, even among the veteran ninjas, few could rival Raikage.
He certainly had the capital and confidence to be arrogant.
However, if he actually went out, he would be facing opponents who were also at the Kage level.
His Lightning Release Chakra Mode was very strong, but the other Kage-level figures also had their own unique skills, so he didn't really have any advantage.
However, Raikage still had confidence in himself and the lightning release technique passed down in the Hidden Cloud Village, and did not believe that he was inferior to others.
Later, Konoha and Kumogakure went to war again.
Raikage and Killer Bee once again faced off against Minato Namikaze.
Raikage said in a deep voice:
"Killer Bee, Daddy's going back to fight Onoki.
We're counting on you here.
You have to support me. We can't afford to lose. We absolutely can't lose to Minato Namikaze, understand?"
"Don't worry, don't worry, with eight tails and one tail, we'll beat him until he calls us daddy!"
"Very good!"
The Cloud Village ninja stood on a hillside.
At that moment, Raikage stepped forward and looked down at the Konoha ninja army, especially Minato Namikaze, who was standing at the very front.
Raikage shouted:
"Bring it on, Minato Namikaze! Today I will defeat you as quickly as possible!"
"Not only you, but also Mochizuki Souji next, I will defeat him too!"
"Raikage..."
Minato Namikaze stared solemnly at Raikage.
Upon hearing Souji's name, Minato's heart stirred slightly.
He fought a fierce battle with the Hidden Cloud Village here, and he thought he had done a pretty good job.
But then he suddenly heard that Souji had defeated the Hidden Mist Village in just a few days, killing the Mizukage and the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist, and causing the Hidden Mist Village to surrender completely to the Hidden Leaf Village.
He's far superior.
In terms of strength, intelligence, and other aspects, it seems that Souji is ultimately superior... Even though he is trying hard to catch up, the gap now feels wider and wider..
"I'll try recommending Souji to the Hokage-sama. It's better for someone more capable to take the Hokage position, but..."
Minato looked at Raikage and Killer Bee, his eyes filled with fighting spirit.
"Losing to Souji alone is enough; as for the others... I absolutely cannot lose!"
Minato threw several Flying Thunder God kunai, and Raikage immediately mobilized his chakra, activating Lightning Release Chakra Mode at full power.
The battle between Minato and the AB team has broken out again!
Souji allowed Kakuzu to write his name on the summoning scroll, thus obtaining permission to summon the Celestial Dragons.
The group summoned a celestial dragon, rode it, and flew towards the Land of Grass.
The Land of Grass is a small country located northeast of the Land of Rain.
Because it is separated from the Land of Rain, it is not adjacent to the Sand Village, but it is still sandwiched between the Leaf Village and the Hidden Stone Village.
The Land of Grass has the Hidden Grass Village, which is also a small ninja village with a population of several hundred to a thousand.
Because the Land of Rain is adjacent to the three countries and has a powerful Kage-level ninja like Hanzo, the battlefield of every major war is tacitly set in the Land of Rain.
This is not only a fight between the three countries, but also to disrupt and suppress the development of the Hidden Rain Village.
Although the Grass Village was right next door and also adjacent to the Leaf Village and the Iwagakure Village, it was ignored because it had no powerful ninjas and posed little threat.
No one ever paid any attention to it.
If a small ninja village has a powerful ninja, it is easy for it to attract suppression from the five great ninja villages.
However, if it doesn't have a powerful ninja, it can't develop and it will always remain a small ninja village.
Now that he has even killed the Mizukage, there is absolutely nothing for him to worry about with a small ninja village like this.
The group rode the Heavenly Dragon and flew directly over the Grass Village.
This immediately startled the grass-hidden ninja below, who screamed in terror.
"Holy crap! What's that!?"
"Could it be a summoned beast? I've never seen one this big before!"
"Quickly, go and fetch a Jonin!"
Seeing the chaos and fear below, Souji felt satisfied.
Although the dragon's flight may seem to be a great help, it's actually an advantage; one can manage on one's own without the dragon.
The main reason I specifically sought out the Dragon Contract was to have a cool look, so I could command attention without having to do anything when I made my appearance.
They flew all the way to an open plaza in the center of Kusagakure Village, where the group had the dragon land on the ground.
It was fine for Yahiko and the other two to summon small celestial dragons, but Souji, Sasori, and Kakuzu all summoned large celestial dragons like Ryunosuke.
With so many celestial dragons descending at the same time, there simply wasn't enough space to accommodate them all.
With a series of loud booms, the three large celestial dragons descended, crushing many buildings in Kusagakure Village.
One of the buildings is taller than the others and its design is similar to the Shadow Towers of the Five Great Ninja Villages, clearly modeled after them.
Although small ninja villages are not strong, they often have great ambitions, always thinking that one day they will develop and become the sixth-largest ninja village in the ninja world, and their ninja leaders will become the Sixth Kage.
It's fair to say they're all bad at the game but have a huge addiction to it.
Don't they even consider how many of them there are, or how many strong ones?
Aside from Hanzo, the sole exception, the other ninja leaders from smaller villages are just slightly above-average Jonin in Konoha…
How dare you think so much nonsense?
Just then, the ninja leader of the small village that Souji was thinking of rushed out from the collapsed leader's building.
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